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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
1^st Source Information Specialists, ) File No. EB-05-TC-059
Inc.
) NAL/Acct. No.: 200632170005
d/b/a
) FRN No.: 0014762439
LocateCell.com
)
FORFEITURE ORDER
Adopted: January 8, 2007 Released: January 10, 2007
By the Commission:
1. In this Forfeiture Order ("Order"), we issue a monetary forfeiture in
the amount of ninety-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($97,500) against
1^st Source Information Specialists, Inc. d/b/a LocateCell.com
("LocateCell"). LocateCell violated a Commission order by failing to
respond to the directive of the Enforcement Bureau ("Bureau") to provide
certain information and documents. LocateCell acted in apparent and
willful and repeated violation of Section 503(b) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, ("Act") and Section 1.80 of the Commission's rules
("Rules").
2. On July 13, 2006, the Commission issued to LocateCell a Notice of
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture ("NAL") proposing a forfeiture in the
amount of ninety-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($97,500) based on
LocateCell's apparent violation of the Bureau's directive. The NAL gave
LocateCell the option of paying the proposed forfeiture or of filing a
response to the NAL stating why the proposed forfeiture should either not
be assessed or should be reduced. The NAL was sent by certified mail to
LocateCell's last known address. LocateCell has not filed a response to
the NAL nor has LocateCell paid the proposed forfeiture amount. Based on
the information before us, we affirm this forfeiture.
3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED THAT, pursuant to Section 503(b) of the Act,
and Sections 0.111, 0.311 and 180(f)(4) of the Rules, LocateCell IS LIABLE
FOR A MONETARY FORFEITURE in the amount of ninety-seven thousand five
hundred dollars ($97,5000) for willfully and repeatedly violating Section
503 of the Act and Section 1.80 of the Rules within thirty (30) days of
the release of this Order. If the forfeiture is not paid within the period
specified, the case may be referred to the Department of Justice for
collection pursuant to Section 504(a) of the Act.
4. Payment of the forfeiture must be made by check or similar instrument,
payable to the order of the Federal Communication Commission. The payment
must include the NAL/Acct. No. and FRN No. referenced above. Payment by
check or money order may be mailed to Forfeiture Collection Section,
Finance Branch, Federal Communications Commission, P.O. Box 358340,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15251. Payment by overnight mail may be sent to
Mellon Client Service Center, 500 Ross Street, Room 670, Pittsburgh, PA
15262-0001, Attn.: FCC Module Supervisor. Payment by wire transfer may be
made to: ABA Number 043000261, receiving bank Mellon Bank, and account
number 911-6229. Please include your NAL/Acct. No. with your wire transfer
remittance. Requests for full payment under an installment plan should be
sent to: Chief, Revenue and Receivables Operations Group, 445 12^th
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of the Forfeiture Order shall be sent
by first class mail and certified mail return requested to LocateCell.com
at its last known address, LocateCell.com, 1^st Source Information
Specialists, Inc., 7361 Granville Drive, Tamarac, FL 33321.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Marlene H. Dortch
Secretary
1^St Source Information Specialists, Inc. is a Florida state corporation
that owns and operates several websites, including "LocateCell.com."
1^st Source Information Specialists, Inc. d/b/a/ LocateCell.com, Notice of
Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, 21 FCC Rcd 8193 (2006) (LocateCell
NAL).
47 U.S.C. S 503(b).
47 C.F.R. S 1.80.
LocateCell NAL.
In addition, the NAL was sent via e-mail on September 25, 2006, and
re-sent via certified mail on September 28, 2006, in order to provide
additional assurance that LocateCell would have opportunity to file a
response.
47 U.S.C. S 503(b).
47 C.F.R. SS 0.111, 0.311, 1.80(f)(4).
47 U.S.C. S 504(a).
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